I saw "Three Identical Strangers," which is a documentary about three twins that were separated at birth and did not know that the others existed until they were college-aged. The reasons that they were separated is quite shocking and the documentary provokes a thought-provoking discussion on nature v. nurture.

I also saw "Searching," which was a film that is almost entirely made with what looks like hand-held cameras. It works quite well as a thriller, which is surprising, as most of the movie is viewed through the computer screen. The plot is about a father trying to find his missing daughter and his attempts to aid in the investigation of what may have happened to her and why.

Since these are not well known movies, I'm linking to the trailers for both of these. For those that are interested in the documentary but want to save some money, I heard that CNN is planning on showing "Three Identical Strangers" on their channel in January:

Wow, I haven’t gone out of my way to see a horror movie since Hannibal in 2001 and prior to that, Halloween 5 in 1989. I’m not a fan of the genre, but made an exception for my smokin’ hot date that night in the 80’s. As for Hannibal, I’d gone to check it out with my then brother-in-law for a couple of reasons. First, we both enjoyed Silence Of The Lambs very much and second, my then wife and I had been to a church in Italy that appears in the film. It was exciting to recognize it on the big screen and say, “Hey! I was there!”

In one of the early scenes, Hannibal slices open one of his victims and his blood and guts are shown splashing down to the street below, from high above a balcony. I couldn’t stop laughing! I was cracking up into the next scene, thinking I might be asked to leave.

So, aside from it not being a preferred movie genre, my reaction to that scene sealed my fate with respect to seeing horror films. ...Until now.

For the past few years ...hmm, since experiencing separation and then divorce, along with some other unpleasant situations, I’ve considered revisiting the genre on the big screen.

As it turns out, The Nun was a perfect choice. I did react as I had anticipated, but didn’t laugh so loud as to disrupt the other patrons. My ex-wife’s Uncle Andy was curious, too and we decided to see it last night. We both enjoyed it very much. It wasn’t an outrageously silly, ridiculous scare fest but there was plenty of blood and gore. Just enough to whet my appetite for more.

Not sure I’ll be seeing a lot in the upcoming months, but I may give the latest Halloween film a try. If you’re into these kinds of films, I recommend The Nun.

I finally caught up with this film and really enjoyed it. It was the first Star Wars film I hadn't seen in a cinema and I'm disappoionted I missed it then. Some of the action sequences were really well done, especially the train on the snowy mountains.